The purpose of this article is to present the conceptualise empirical findings arrived at from the needs assessment (phase 1), which reflected\nthe application of critical thinking skills by the respondents. The ultimate aim was to develop an educational programme to facilitate\ncritical thinking in nursing practice. Conceptualization as the definition of key concepts in a study with a view to integrating oneââ?¬â?¢s\nresearch into conceptual frameworks.\nThe findings revealed six main concepts and their related sub-concepts. These concepts included interpretation, analysis, evaluation,\ninference, explanation and self-regulation. These concepts were inferred from the deduction by the researcher. These concepts were the\nresults of the concept analysis of critical thinking by 46 experts directed by Facione together with the related dispositions. These six main\nconcepts constituted the framework within which the educational programme was developed. The following steps were followed during\nthe conceptualization namely concepts synthesis, clarification of the concepts, interpretation of the concepts, analysis of the concepts,\nevaluation of the concepts, interference/ conclusion, explanation, self ââ?¬â?? regulation and critical approaches.
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